Question #2 Snowman/Scarecrow
At your regular checkup, your doctor tells you that you have two weeks to live. On the way home from the office, you meet a powerful magician who says he can cure you but the process involves turning you magically for the next 2 years into either a scarecrow or a snowman (or, of course, snowwoman).
As a scarecrow you would be a mannequin filled with straw and you would have to wear baggy clothes and a straw hat. Your face would be crude stitchwork. You would be able to walk around, read, etc. If you were injured, you would be able to stuff yourself with more straw.
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As a snowman you would be made out of three large snowballs. You would not lose mass from melting, although when it was warm out you would leave water behind you. You could have either a button or a carrot for a nose. You would be able to smoke a corncob pop with no health concerns. Your eyes would be made from coal and you could have either sticks for hands or big snow arms. Even though you had no legs you would be able to move around, go up and down stairs, drive a car, etc.
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After the two years you will be totally cured. Which would you opt to be turned into? Why? How would you spend your time?
14 comments:
scarecrow, clearly. think about it. which has more character? scarecrown. better conversation piece? scarecrow. also, the water thing with the snowman would be a major problem. how could i ever get quality service at any establishment if i am leaving a trail of water behind?
i would make it my goal for those two years to break down common scarecrown stereotypes.
I tried leaving a comment earlier and it didn't work. This is my latest thought on this matter:
Throughout history and in pop-culture, the lovable snowman and functional scarecrow have also been depicted with the hero/victim dichotomy. They each possess a tragic flaw by virtue of their physical composition.
The Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz was a hero, as he was both cunning in the face of evil and loyal to his friend Dorothy, could still easily be set on fire, (and is partially un-stuffed in a brief and unfortunate run-in with the wicked witch.)
Frosty The Snowman delighted children with his apparent gift for "thumping," but his wintry charms proved no match against the inevitable sun.
To be the victim of a life-threatening illness, the only cure of which could be obtained after a two year stint as either of these tragic American figures poses and interesting dilemma.
I choose Scarecrow, as he is so much more bad-ass. Frosty was a little faggy, with all his dancing with children and thumping and the like.
Scarecrow, I'm not a bird person.
i am annoyed i said "scarecrown" so many times. i suppose i was in a tizzy because this is an issue i care DEEPLY about.
scarecrow because i don't really like meltys. also, scarecrows generally have better fashion sense than snowmen.
#2 poster has it right. The archetypes presented are, for me, derived from two films:
- Scarecrow, "Wizard of Oz". Scarecrow was your homie. He had your back. Kind of like Don Knotts, only made out of straw. Don Knotts!
- Snowman, "Jack Frost". Michael Keaton as some kids father that returns to life as a snowman. Insanely creepy, and a little faggy too.
The choice is simple. Make me a scarecrow.
let us just compare alternative names for the scarecrow and snowman. the scarecrow has sweet names like mommet, hodmedod and tattie bogie that could either be norse gods or bogey men. the snowman, however, is known as bouli, der schneermann, and rave master.
i'm sorry but i fucking hate raves. using the logic that anything my housemate likes i hate (in this case, raves), i choose the scarecrow.
to use a different perspective, let us think about the representation of the aforementioned choices in comics. to my recollection, the nemesis of scarecrow was batman. the scarecrow was a bad-ass that put batman's life in danger in repeated instances. let us compare this with the snowman's nemesis, clavin (from calvin and hobbes). the snowman was constantly getting punked by calvin. calvin, a little kid. again, fuck that, i'm gonna go with the scarecrow.
Wait, does anyone remember that one movie with the killer Snoman? Their is one scene in which he does it to a girl in the shower. He takes off his carrot nose, and puts it where his "wang" would have been. Their is also another scene in which he gets hit by a car and while flying thru the air he says "I can see your house from up heeere" Lame. Snomen are lame
I saw the killer snowman movie. The snowman had a rape scene. That was weird.
the snowman movie was called Jack Frost. there is also a sequel in the bahamas.
scarecrow.
i don't like the cold. being made out of cold myself makes being cold seem unavoidable. also, snowpeople do not wear enough clothing. i would feel much too naked for those 2 years.
there is that whole "i could burn up at any time" problem, but meh.
I would rather be a snowman I would carry an ax and scare kids into snow scare and then no one would want to take a snow day
This reminds me of a quote from the hit film, Jack Frost, starring Micheal Keaton.
"Snow dad is better then no dad."
As far as snowmen go, Frosty and Jackfrost are pretty lame and then there is evil Jackfrost (the killer snowman who loved titties).
So I think I would be a snowman because if you're going to be stared at for 2 years you might as well go for it. Plus, you would look radder driving a car.
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